White House State Dinner

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama await the arrival of India’s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his wife Gursharan Kaur for the Obama administration’s first state dinner.

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The President and the First Lady await the arrival of India’s Prime Minister.

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President Barack Obama (right) and First Lady Michele Obama (second from left) greet Manmohan Singh, India’s prime minister and his wife Gursharan Kaur (left) upon arrival for the State Dinner at the White House.

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Katie Couric arrives with Brooks L. Perlin.

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Kalpen Modi, associate director of the White House Office of Public Engagement, arrives for a state dinner in honor of India’s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. When acting, Modi — best known for his role as Kumar in the popular “Harold and Kumar” movie series — goes by the stage name Kal Penn.

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Dr. Sanjay Gupta arrives with his wife Rebecca Olson Gupta.

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Gayle King arrives for a state dinner.

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New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and long-time companion Diana Taylor arrive for the State dinner.

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White House Social Secretary Desiree Rogers arrives for a state dinner.

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Maya Soetoro-Ng, sister of US President Barack Obama, and her husband Konrad Ng arrive for the State dinner in honour of India’s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

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Earl G. Graves and Mrs. Barbara Graves arrive for the State Dinner in honor of Dr. Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India. Mr. Graves, a resident of Scarsdale, New York, is the founder of “Black Enterprise” magazine.

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Nobel laureate Amartya Sen and wife Emma Georgina Rothschild arrive for the State dinner in honour of India’s Prime Minister.

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Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner and his wife Carole Sonnenfeld arrive for the State dinner.

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A large tent was erected for the State Dinner on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama hosted their first State Dinner for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his wife Gursharan Kaur.